One crisp November night at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, a joyful Lenape round dance hummed to a crescendo as the sun set over the museum’s garden. Guests at the opening night of ...

The Design Triennial is a collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. "Making Home" runs through Aug. 10 at the Cooper Hewitt.

By Christopher Hawthorne When the Cooper Hewitt introduced its triennial design series, in 2000, the goal was straightforward: to offer a snapshot of the field that reflected, typically with an ...